calzar

[kalˈsaɾ]

/[kalˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“calzar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,372 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,372
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cubrir el pie con una prenda o calzado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-calzar · calzar · Spanish

calzar · rank #68,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,372
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH campanada

Nearest frequency peer: campanada (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “calzar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “calzar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calzar
PropertyValue
Headwordcalzar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kalˈsaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “calzar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).calzarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “campanada” (#68,374), “calificadora” (#68,369), “campanarios” (#68,375). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “calzar” va en #68,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calzar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,372 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [kalˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.

calzar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is calzar, spelled C-A-L-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cubrir el pie con una prenda o calzado.
  2. 2
    Llevar puesto calzado u otra prenda para el pie.
  3. 3
    Fabricar calzado para alguno en particular.
  4. 4
    Por analogía, calzar_(1–3) espuelas.
  5. 5
    Por analogía, calzar_(1–3) guantes.
  6. 6
    Colocar un calce para evitar que algo ruede o se desplace.
  7. 7
    Colocar una reja nueva al arado.
  8. 8
    Aceptar munición de cierto calibre un arma de fuego.
  9. 9
    Colocar las imágenes a una plancha de texto.
  10. 10
    Cubrir con tierra ciertos vegetales, para que al no recibir sol se vuelvan más tiernos.
  11. 11
    Cubrir con pasta una caries.
  12. 12
    Tener inteligencia o astucia.
  13. 13
    Mantener relaciones sexuales.

Synonyms

acogombraracollaraporcarempastar

This word in other languages

shoe(English)chausser(Français)anziehen(Deutsch)calçar(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "calzar"?
"calzar" is spelled C-A-L-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kalˈsaɾ].
What does "calzar" mean?
As a verb, "calzar" means: Cubrir el pie con una prenda o calzado.
How do you pronounce "calzar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calzar" is [kalˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "calzar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Canals#68,376cardos#68,383boxear#68,354choreo#68,402

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list